What is Focusing? We invite you to pause ...

Focusing shows how to pause the on-going situation and create a space for new possibilities for carrying forward. This practice, developed from the Philosophy of the Implicit,
shows how to apply open attention to something which is directly experienced but is not in words.

Your body knows more about situations than you are explicitly aware of. For example, your body picks up more about another person than you consciously know. With a little training, you can get a bodily feel for the 'more' that is happening in any situation. From that bodily feel come small steps that lead toward resolution. The Focusing Institute offers many resources, including well-developed instructions for accessing this bodily knowing. Our site allows exploration of the first steps for newcomers, a library, a Children Focusing section, and resources for experienced Focusers.

The 26th International Focusing Conference will be Wednesday July 29 to Sunday Aug. 2, 2015 on the Seattle University campus, in Seattle, Washington, USA. A Coordinators' meeting will be on July 28, 2015. Visit the Conference website

500,000 copies in print in 17 languages. This is the original book that made Focusing available to the public. It breaks Focusing into six steps and has many examples. This is a good beginning introduction to the process. A great gift!

This first volume of a two-part series is literally a Potpourri - a mixture of articles covering innumerable topics that integrate various aspects of Focusing into very specific and enlightening subjects and themes. Now available for purchase in the TFI store

August 2014, October 2014 and December 2014 editions now available online.

New Phone Number

We are retiring our old phone number, which has served us so well. Beginning immediately, please call us at (845) 480-5111. The old number will work for only a short while longer, so please update your address book now!